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CORRECT ANSWERS
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NFPA 1983 - correct answer✔✔Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency
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Services



what to worry about when hanging in one spot for to long - correct answer✔✔suspension
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trauma



suspension trauma definition - correct answer✔✔Suspension trauma (also known as "harness‐
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induced pathology" or "orthostatic shock while suspended") is the natural physiological
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response to the human body being held motionless in a vertical position for a period of time,
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resulting in presyncopal symptoms or loss of consciousness.
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characteristics of rescue rope - correct answer✔✔Low stretch/high resistance from abrasion |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




what is kevlar rope used for - correct answer✔✔Rappelling/belaying
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what is braided rope - correct answer✔✔single weave formed by 3 or more fiber bundles
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what is the kern - correct answer✔✔the core of the rope
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what is the mantle - correct answer✔✔the sheath or cover of the rope
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for a rescue what kind of stretch do you want in the rope - correct answer✔✔low stretch
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, strength of 1" webbing - correct answer✔✔4,000 lbs |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




when does rope start to lose strength? - correct answer✔✔it becomes significant when bends
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and knots are added into the rope
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formula for fall factor - correct answer✔✔Distance person falls |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




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length of rope |||\\\ |||\\\




Figure 8 Descender with ears - correct answer✔✔150 foot length
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how much of the strength is in the core of the rope - correct answer✔✔80%
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quality of a good knot - correct answer✔✔easy to tie and untie
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what is a bend - correct answer✔✔joining two ropes/knots together
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what is a bite - correct answer✔✔folding the rope back onto itself
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What is a hitch - correct answer✔✔wrap around an object
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picket requirements - correct answer✔✔5ft tall, 3ft into ground
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what to consider with slopes - correct answer✔✔avoiding more than 5 degrees of an angle or
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an 11% grade
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type 1 landing zone - correct answer✔✔30x30
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